Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1887-01-19
ROBBIYG TIE MAJOR.

POBBING TIE MAJOR.
ors could live in BayeiIly; there were
,'n,S If chummatle Europeans
pP-.rr5 P~r5 old civil servants rolling In
. "a mobuIs and with marTiageable
ss-qht.rs: indigo planters, layishly
srs win uie.c champagne, and game
n abundance. So the feelings of my
sslf and brother officers, a Society-loVlng
=. Al NAV be Imag ned when our regl-
m. n received SHddt2 orders TO proceed
I'm Bsre.i.g to Peshawur, the p.agle-
sr4t of IJ.a. There was something
srrroacbIng muJIuy among Us, but We
M 10 tramy d, and, what made 1t
6 - old major s., alias Copper
p, y aLl9s ''St.Igy Steenle," the mar
a. and mlssr Of the regiment, was
= Imauyiug rs. We had thought be
r.s about retiring, but our III luck
a ID have !. otherwise. Hardly
a., pssssd that e did not get one or
a. of Us q UiLging from the colonel,
VII. however, was al easy-going,
k1 Ily-diSpOSed man, and generally
Us1saed to le. Us know afterwards
htit went against his grain tC punish
rs We suTu.sed JHat lie W@S a little
Arid Of the msiOr. No two men
could be more LiSslmiiar IN every way.
Tia colonel was CeneIUSlly itself; the
ns;nr was sting ness peTSOnlhed, and
NJ owe vas lost between Tie two. The
collne!'s genial manner and OpeE-hanG-
edasSs cast a fierce WlIte light On the
o,ler's grUmpHeSs and meanntSs.
y lor $ Was the j.ts n0jre of the
IL lment; no one liked him; even the
private soldiers ''cUppeT-nOSed'' him
behind his back, AMI tie native sery-
ants, who generally manage 10 conceal
their dIsllkeS, both feared and hated
him. and be < ew al tins, and, what
s more, knew he haI earned It. he
vas na .Ad0lls; q rei plmplg face OF
Vast eXpause-a yeieCt continent o.
face-surmOug,ed cdpaciouS, barrel
shaped body, the wl le supported by tao
lhlek. stun py legs; lLdt was The mej)T.
IN features some W uld consider him
pl-luyel! uglg, and h-s OveTs e-nlng
VANITY Vas AZ proportion 10 his usIEess-
he Was astlI0dSiy particular 10 L.s
dTess, regular Top, and GeIeVSd that,
IN tie EYES or The lar EEK, lie was per
ieealy irresistible. Now, when | lCOa
ozck an1 take al Impartial, cOnScler-
tl0us il-N o. tie mans character, do
not see q single lyyaJ.e trait IN II. y
maTllneJ AMI . n..Srr, Little wonder lie
Was dlsLked IL tie hospital aud aristo-
cIstiC-tl.
After little while we settled down
In the dull round of station duty-its
eaTiy morning drills and lAle ate. noon
paT&des, varied CIy too often by 4
TeX2tlOus ''te.d day" across the swamp
country. Between the winter dIlllS
occasional TepTimauds from the colonel
TOT some peccaII..O reported o. the
MAJOR, and Ir-qu-ut daring Uobberies by
adventurous Ai-Lau gentry from the
nelghbOTlDg hills, WC were Kept pretty
pusy. Tie Algl8us are the most ddT-
ing AID adTOlt thieves in existence, and
would lut TO shame the cleyerest
eLacAsmen within sound OF Bow Bells.
We had thought the pinnacle OF auda-
cIly was reached when they appTOpIia-
Iea The cOlonel's horse, stealing it Out
Vi lie stable wherein the Syce slept, :
DGI lLls leat Was completely eclIpSed
When they stole tie rdes from tent
occupied By some half-dOzen soldiers,
VINO, TO make the matter worse. were
every one IN the tent at the time. We I
dA symp4thlz-d with the cOionel-eX
cept the maJyT-fUr the loss Of his ia
'V-l1e 'Go.d Dust, " the best steeple- /.
tlaser IN the pyesi .eucy. Like most /
5einll people, Coppernose took keen
ISught " IN the discount .ure OF others.
ne u received the story with loud outlaws
I'D ike to see the man who could
,.-i 10 me-. he said. Fact is, the rascals
,,-Iis.Ih1eily9ly ,I,.1 know the buffers they may
E1lCer With iupunIty. Catch 'em T
lying Il On me-uaIu
no lear; they 'lnstinctively' know 4
sOnI nag !sn I worth the trouble of steal /
aIi rs IetoTled the colonel. at which We
,rfo.-S 81 SSoppernOse IS getting positively .
LIZ ,----oV~I5eo.e, remarked Charlie Carter, /
- ~ - q! u!utaut, Soto voice. "He ought .
- - ZEE -ee4 as much hurt as the colonel. for /
tbo - toOUerles imperl the character OF I
~ r.. eslAelt. We are sure TO near
Gs,S 80. s 'uem from headquarters. Wish
months leave y ~-' '"Ne '"ei'e
,;r a MS bssug4n. otherwise "Silyer-
~. -.-i' was Tie only daughter of the brl-
80. S~ue major, tall, angular, skinny and .
]0 aseao.e any time during the past
~, ~ e eaIS' "Shverblll" and the garri- .
t;.I.LSA ~. nScA were the rather unla,terlnr
T,S>,' -.,es bestowed on her IN private bv tn /
rsse-.aA ss--'aA. Youngsters who resolutely /
Sbs .',el ,e- 10 be smit,en by her charms. /
he oa'1 vas most accomplished and yoIu- (
No.. osr U.A'e5TsatlOua.ist, her talk a quick +
benoa' 'edi uTlOble Of s.lyeIy nothlnys-
vsrI,,I, 'ne not inappropriate title. SSH /
CbarIio Charlie Carter, irrepressible |
tabIs, ooaStel that lie deserved a
AbSar tsS IN Poets Corner, Westminst r |
roi "len he sauihed of this mortal 1
nomsD sOf gn,ing birth TO the poetic cog |
gensr-; on her sallow. pale face there /
pleass.m.,SG sat that languid, triste, I
obserraI1tadA loye-to.me expression often 4
Of lsd,ss doe On The time-penc.led features /
paid IeTging on old maidhood. She 4
iiters,Ihv,1 Ih,1tauouS tauouS court to the major /
s6s ,-s cc..ii haunted him; but for ali that /
scratch O'" no not bring hlm Up to the |
Charlie re ne saled Al matrlmony, ami /,
MARI a. SS%fter's wish that ne wonid 1
u;,a naiLy S.lveIb!u'' ana taia IN IN 49, 49,
fulfilled. ia 'e WAS not ii!-ely 10 ie /
,rS.ls. Gae morning the colonel entered ,ba
ali the MOI rCUai win eload On LIS brow, |
generally dWsIt FStlceah.e tS because sunshine
e'' 'leTe. He held an |